Records of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1789 - 2015. Committee Papers. 1947 - 2009. The Powell Amendment
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Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was a Baptist pastor and an American politician, who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was the first African-American to be elected from New York to Congress. Re-elected for nearly three decades, Powell became a powerful national politician of the Democratic Party, and served as a national spokesman on civil rights and social issues. He also urg...
